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Redress10 wrote:The system is mass producing hooligans. There are less "prestigious" schools than there are government schools so there will always be a fight for places. Not to mention the bribery that takes place.
Let us say that 20k students sit exams and only 3000 get to go to a "prestigious" school each year. Are we telling 17000 students at the age of 12 that their lives don't matter? They have no value?
How is it acceptable that we write off 15000+ of our children each year based on an exam. What happens when you attach stigma to their education and treat them like second class citizens at such a young age then obviously they gonna end up like hooligans. The prestigious schools are already breathing hooligans and that is with parental support and guidance. But Anal Roberts could go Fatima and act like a literal hooligan and be given a pass by society though.
My solution is this. Strictly based on merit. Same SEA exam for now but no more concordat and 20%. If the concordat remains then the 20% has to go. Zoning to be enforced so a child living South stays in south etc except for mitigating circumstances such as both parents working POS for example.
The purpose of SEA for me would be one to place students with likeminded students. That would determine the pace of the curriculum being taught at certain schools. So basically if 20000 students sit an exam then the best performing 100 end up in a school together then the second 100 end up in another school and so on.
The further down you go in list the less "prestigious" or academically rigourous the school becomes. Now note I don't mean less funding or attention would be given to those schools. All this means is that the smarter children would have an expanded and possibly accelerated school curriculum. There may be greater focus on STEM from a young age. Think about the same prestigious school system but based strictly on merit.
Now as parents it would be up to you and your child ro decide just how much pressure you are willing to accept to pursue academics.
I know a girl who passed for a jr sec and daddy made a call and she ended up in a Convent.
shake d livin wake d dead wrote:Redress10 wrote:The system is mass producing hooligans. There are less "prestigious" schools than there are government schools so there will always be a fight for places. Not to mention the bribery that takes place.
Let us say that 20k students sit exams and only 3000 get to go to a "prestigious" school each year. Are we telling 17000 students at the age of 12 that their lives don't matter? They have no value?
How is it acceptable that we write off 15000+ of our children each year based on an exam. What happens when you attach stigma to their education and treat them like second class citizens at such a young age then obviously they gonna end up like hooligans. The prestigious schools are already breathing hooligans and that is with parental support and guidance. But Anal Roberts could go Fatima and act like a literal hooligan and be given a pass by society though.
My solution is this. Strictly based on merit. Same SEA exam for now but no more concordat and 20%. If the concordat remains then the 20% has to go. Zoning to be enforced so a child living South stays in south etc except for mitigating circumstances such as both parents working POS for example.
The purpose of SEA for me would be one to place students with likeminded students. That would determine the pace of the curriculum being taught at certain schools. So basically if 20000 students sit an exam then the best performing 100 end up in a school together then the second 100 end up in another school and so on.
The further down you go in list the less "prestigious" or academically rigourous the school becomes. Now note I don't mean less funding or attention would be given to those schools. All this means is that the smarter children would have an expanded and possibly accelerated school curriculum. There may be greater focus on STEM from a young age. Think about the same prestigious school system but based strictly on merit.
Now as parents it would be up to you and your child ro decide just how much pressure you are willing to accept to pursue academics.
I know a girl who passed for a jr sec and daddy made a call and she ended up in a Convent.
As long as SDMS and ASJA around....nothing gonna change
It's not really 20% but more like 30%Redress10 wrote:One phone call...swish from jr sec to convent. Bypassing gov't sec and sen comprehensive and going straight to Convent.
They fooling people and telling them SEA is the way whilst them doing all kinda backroom deals to get their children an advantage and to further pull wool over the country's eyes each year they give out Sea "awards" to make it look like the system is based on merit.
The real SEA placement done take place depending on where the child living and who their parents know. Years before that child born they already have a place in a school of their parents standing.
Bullchit
sMASH wrote:trinidad: first world restrictions and taxation, with fourth worth world debt and conditions.
thank u, rowliar
Petrotrin made ah profit of 800mill but no account for where the money was spent or where it went.sMASH wrote:trinidad: first world restrictions and taxation, with fourth worth world debt and conditions.
thank u, rowliar
De Dragon wrote:sMASH wrote:trinidad: first world restrictions and taxation, with fourth worth world debt and conditions.
thank u, rowliar
Yet you have a couple twits here trying to make JUHN Scarfy sound like some economic genius for giving away a plant to an ex LFD RFD PNM lobbyist. If he shat out a turd directly on their heads, I suspect they'd cheer
"NiQuan reached final agreement on the commercial terms and all other outstanding issues on or about August 5, 2015. The proposal was accepted by the Board of Directors and the transaction was subsequently sanctioned by the Minister of Finance, (Corporation Sole)."
https://www.energy.gov.tt/wp-content/up ... roject.pdf
zoom rader wrote:Petrotrin made ah profit of 800mill but no account for where the money was spent or where it went.sMASH wrote:trinidad: first world restrictions and taxation, with fourth worth world debt and conditions.
thank u, rowliar
On top of that 1.5 billion gone from HSF
I think we seeing Panama all over again
newsday wrote:
Associated Brands CEO reports factory in Colombia nears completion
Ria Chaitram Yesterday
Trade and Industry Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon, Associated Brands Industries Ltd (ABIL) chairman Arthur Lok Jack, centre, and ABIL deputy chairman and CEO Nicholas Lok Jack at a tour of a factory on Monday. -
Trade and Industry Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon, Associated Brands Industries Ltd (ABIL) chairman Arthur Lok Jack, centre, and ABIL deputy chairman and CEO Nicholas Lok Jack at a tour of a factory on Monday. -
Associated Brands Industries Ltd (ABIL), a local snack foods and cereals manufacturer, is capturing new markets outside the Caricom region.
The company which manufacturers chocolate confectionery, biscuits, snack foods and breakfast cereals is nearing completion of a manufacturing factory in Bogota, Colombia.
At a tour of one of its factory in on Monday, with Trade and Industry Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon, the group’s deputy chairman and CEO Nicholas Lok Jack said the company’s modernisation and expansion was a natural part of its business growth.
“Despite significant investments in our Trinidad and Tobago factories our group has also been investing heavily outside Caricom and is in the completion phase of a Greenfield manufacturing factory in Bogota, Colombia, he said in a statement on Friday.
“While investment in a physical factory is important, investment in the marketplace in intangible assets like brands is also critical.”
ABIL currently markets and distributes products in over 45 countries which includes Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Panama, Costa Rica, Ireland, Taiwan, the US, the Middle East, the Mediterranean and Caricom countries. It employs over 1,000 people in TT in its four factories locally, ABIL also has two factories in Malta and now one in Colombia. Its headquarters is at Bhagoutie Trace, San Juan.
Gopee-Scoon said she was pleased with the group’s innovation, use of technology and continued investment in their manufacturing and production processes
“The growth and expansion of ABIL over the years is as a direct result of their ongoing drive to penetrate new markets and diversify their product offering. This current expansion will further aid this agenda and increase the global competitiveness of your various product lines," she said.
“The government remains committed to providing the necessary support to businesses seeking to meet international standards and quality, enter new markets and increase their exports.”
Also present at the tour was ABIL’s chairman Arthur Lok Jack.
Habit7 wrote:De Dragon wrote:sMASH wrote:trinidad: first world restrictions and taxation, with fourth worth world debt and conditions.
thank u, rowliar
Yet you have a couple twits here trying to make JUHN Scarfy sound like some economic genius for giving away a plant to an ex LFD RFD PNM lobbyist. If he shat out a turd directly on their heads, I suspect they'd cheer
Your attempt to insult and namecall would land a harder punch if at least half of the time you were actually right."NiQuan reached final agreement on the commercial terms and all other outstanding issues on or about August 5, 2015. The proposal was accepted by the Board of Directors and the transaction was subsequently sanctioned by the Minister of Finance, (Corporation Sole)."
https://www.energy.gov.tt/wp-content/up ... roject.pdf
Habit7 wrote:You need to read an economics book and not tea leaves. Associated Brands sees it necessary to open factories where the market is to avoid import tarrifs. That is good.
However the profits are repatriated to T&T bringing in a source of forex.
In the same way a Mexican company CEMEX bought majority shareholding in Trinidad Cement Limited to repatriate the profits back to Mexico.
sMASH wrote:that is the bill for the plant, but not the actual worth of the plant. people who were there while it was building know the kinda ratchifie that that project was. u do a commission of inquiry into to that, and u will get the definition of Cat-in-Bag
2 billion made and Trinidad have nutting to show for it .Habit7 wrote:zoom rader wrote:Petrotrin made ah profit of 800mill but no account for where the money was spent or where it went.sMASH wrote:trinidad: first world restrictions and taxation, with fourth worth world debt and conditions.
thank u, rowliar
On top of that 1.5 billion gone from HSF
I think we seeing Panama all over again
see goalpost change below
Dummy these businessmen keep their money in offshore banks.Habit7 wrote:You need to read an economics book and not tea leaves. Associated Brands sees it necessary to open factories where the market is to avoid import tarrifs. That is good.
However the profits are repatriated to T&T bringing in a source of forex.
In the same way a Mexican company CEMEX bought majority shareholding in Trinidad Cement Limited to repatriate the profits back to Mexico.
zoom rader wrote:2 billion made and Trinidad have nutting to show for it .Habit7 wrote:zoom rader wrote:Petrotrin made ah profit of 800mill but no account for where the money was spent or where it went.sMASH wrote:trinidad: first world restrictions and taxation, with fourth worth world debt and conditions.
thank u, rowliar
On top of that 1.5 billion gone from HSF
I think we seeing Panama all over again
see goalpost change below
Impsbert talks and Rowlee lies after 6 years we have still have nutting but taxes and shoddy services
What the toco port feasibility study taking that money to make red government minsters and agents rich overnight
We living in North Korea now
zoom rader wrote:Dummy these businessmen keep their money in offshore banks.Habit7 wrote:You need to read an economics book and not tea leaves. Associated Brands sees it necessary to open factories where the market is to avoid import tarrifs. That is good.
However the profits are repatriated to T&T bringing in a source of forex.
In the same way a Mexican company CEMEX bought majority shareholding in Trinidad Cement Limited to repatriate the profits back to Mexico.
Very little Forex is brought here and only used for maintenance
pugboy wrote:is there legislation which requires usd export earning companies to “cash back” usd to tt ?
pugboy wrote:is there legislation which requires usd export earning companies to “cash back” usd to tt ?zoom rader wrote:Dummy these businessmen keep their money in offshore banks.Habit7 wrote:You need to read an economics book and not tea leaves. Associated Brands sees it necessary to open factories where the market is to avoid import tarrifs. That is good.
However the profits are repatriated to T&T bringing in a source of forex.
In the same way a Mexican company CEMEX bought majority shareholding in Trinidad Cement Limited to repatriate the profits back to Mexico.
Very little Forex is brought here and only used for maintenance
Habit7 wrote:You need to read an economics book and not tea leaves. Associated Brands sees it necessary to open factories where the market is to avoid import tarrifs. That is good.
However the profits are repatriated to T&T bringing in a source of forex.
In the same way a Mexican company CEMEX bought majority shareholding in Trinidad Cement Limited to repatriate the profits back to Mexico.
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